Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
अहोरात्रं वसिष्यामि त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यसंयुतः । ततोत्र पूर्णिमायां तु कृता स्वल्पापि सत्क्रिया
ahorātraṃ vasiṣyāmi trailokyaiśvaryasaṃyutaḥ | tatotra pūrṇimāyāṃ tu kṛtā svalpāpi satkriyā
میں یہاں دن رات ٹھہروں گا، تینوں لوکوں کی حاکمیت کے ساتھ۔ اس لیے یہاں پُورنِما کے دن کی گئی ذرا سی بھی سَت کریا عظیم پھل دینے والی ہو جاتی ہے۔
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara
Type: temple
Scene: Śiva’s sovereign aura pervades the shrine for a full day and night on Paurṇamāsī; a humble devotee performs a small but proper act of worship that becomes immensely potent.
FAQs
In a supremely sanctified setting, even modest devotion becomes greatly magnified in spiritual result.
Candreśvara-liṅga in Kāśī, particularly on Pūrṇimā.
Perform satkriyā (proper worship/observance) on Pūrṇimā at the shrine; the text emphasizes its amplified fruit.